Mother Tongue 2
Mother Tongue 2
Mother Tongue 2
Language includes;
speech
symbols
written characters
gestures
numerals
expression of non-verbal communication
What is Mother Tongue?
means one's native
language, the language
learned by children and
passed from one
generation to the next.
IMPORTANCE OF MOTHER TONGUE ;
personality identity
development
culture
successful multilingualism
learning
educational performance
emotional and mental growth
the ability to learn to read
language development
What is Mother Tongue Based-
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)?
Institutionalized in 2009 through DO No. 74, series of 2009.
aims to improve students’ learning as well as their cultural awareness by
understanding the language.
Section 4 of the Republic Act No. 10533, otherwise known as The
Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, provides that basic education
should be delivered in languages understood by the learners as it plays a
strategic role in shaping the formative years of learners.
GOALS/PURPOSE
The purpose of a multilingual
education program is to develop
appropriate cognitive and
reasoning skill, enabling
children to operate equally in
different languages – starting
with the first language of the
child.
• It will preserve our
country’s cultural treasure.